Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS ACT 2012 - SECT 43

Requirement to answer questions

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an authorised officer enters premises under section   41; and

  (b)   the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person present at the premises is capable of answering a question relating to whether the holder of the approval concerned has complied with Part   3 or 6 or a condition of the approval;

the authorised officer may require the person to answer the question put by the authorised officer.

Requirement to produce documents

  (2)   If:

  (a)   an authorised officer enters premises under section   41; and

  (b)   the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person present at the premises is capable of producing a document relating to whether the holder of the approval concerned has complied with Part   3 or 6 or a condition of the approval;

the authorised officer may require the person to produce the document requested by the authorised officer.

Offence

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is subject to a requirement under subsection   (1) or (2); and

  (b)   the person fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection:   Imprisonment for 6 months.